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... will bring up "an unpopular topic" to some, but may clarify, for others, something that many, or most, of us, as parents, must make decisions about, for our own children) I have a series of questions I'm pondering. ... get their home-taught children onto local public-school sports teams, just because the parents are already paying property taxes which support the local school district ...

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... we have experienced a surge of violence around youth -- in the realm of sports, and beyond. It is time we consider how coaches, parents and school administrators can shape the youth and high ... to players, parents, teachers, administrators and coaches who are mostly on the same page about what is important in sports. This year, we expanded our PCA partnership to create a community consortium ...

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